Tracie McMillan on Greystar Fees / The Guardian US Social Media
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Largest landlord in the US accused of civil rights violations / The Guardian US
Fair housing complaints accuse Greystar of refusing to take tenants who use federal rent vouchers Read the original article here. Greystar, the largest owner and manager of apartments in the US, systematically flouts local laws designed to make housing affordable to the poor, according to civil rights complaints filed with authorities in six states and … Read more
Tracie McMillan on the growing surge of “take it or leave it” apartment fees/ KBLA, The Tavis Smiley Show (radio)
Tracie McMillan, Investigative journalist for The Guardian, is back to talk about how renters are calling for action to combat the growing surge of “take it or leave it” apartment fees and how the housing bill could backfire on millions of Americans.
“Trump Screws Tenants” Tracie McMillan / The Majority Report with Sam Seder (podcast)
Tracie McMillan, journalist and author, joins the program to discuss her pieces published in The Guardian US on property management companies pillaging renters through absurd fees; ‘Extremely overwhelmed’: apartment renters face rising tide of fees and US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees
Renters face a rise in junk fees from the largest apartment manager in the country. / The Texas Standard (radio)
Listen to original airing here. Episode Summary: Facing a summer without campers and millions of dollars in debt, Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy. We’ll delve into what that means.Recent rains buy time for Corpus Christi, which had been facing an imminent water shortage emergency, but is it enough time to find a long-term solution to … Read more
Tracie McMillan on Stateside: Thursday, June 25, 2026 / Michigan Radio, Stateside (podcast)
View the original post here. Today on Stateside, we talked to a reporter who has looked into the strange fees that rental companies are tacking onto rental contracts in Michigan and elsewhere. Also, we dug into the story of James Couzens with the Archives of Michigan. Couzens was the behind-the-scenes force that turned Henry Ford … Read more
Renting an apartment? Extra fees may be costing you hundreds / WDET, The Metro
View original article here. Investigative reporter Tracie McMillan found a tangle of fees piled on top of rent at properties run by Greystar — the country’s largest landlord, with thousands of apartments across metro Detroit. Click here to listen to the interview. Have you ever rented an apartment and noticed extra fees tacked onto the … Read more
Accountability, Awards, and Market Power Capital & Main Recap
“Striking Back,” the national series I edited at Capital & Main, covered worker organizing from mid-2023 to the end of 2025. In every story, we sought to connect the excess of contemporary business to the lived reality on the ground where people meet it first: Their jobs. Herewith, a selection of stories that did just … Read more
We Asked 300 People About Health Care Costs. The Numbers Are Shocking. / The New York Times
Read the original article here. When Congress allowed the expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at the end of December, my monthly health insurance bill went up by about $200 a month. That’s a good chunk of the $25,000 I expect to earn, after business expenses, in 2026. I am not alone in paying … Read more
Capital & Main: There’s Power in Numbers
‘There’s Power in Numbers’ Ethan Bakuli, December 17, 2025In October, Michigan home care workers formed a statewide union of 32,000. Experts say it’s a template for protecting rights in 2026.
